# NTSB NYC70FHM12: Cessna 150, N8094S, Wappingers Fls, NY, April 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1970
- Place: Wappingers Fls, NY · WAPPINGERS FLS, NY
- Location: 41.5982° N, 73.9169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wappingers Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5982&lon=-73.9169&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1796  70/4/13    WAPPINGERS FLS,NY   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N8094S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUTCHESS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEERPARK,NY                 WAPPINGERS FLS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8094S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8094S-1970-07-07), registration cancelled 1970-07-07, S/N 15061694 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dutchess County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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